[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR11.1]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 11_PACKING AND STAMPING; MARKING--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  11.1  Cigars, cigarettes, medicinal preparations, and perfumery.









                          Packing and Stamping



Sec.

11.1 Cigars, cigarettes, medicinal preparations, and perfumery.

11.2 Manufactured tobacco.

11.2a Release from Customs custody without payment of tax on cigars, 

          cigarettes and cigarette papers and tubes.

11.3 Package and notice requirements for cigars and cigarettes; package 

          requirements for cigarette papers and tubes.

11.5 [Reserved]

11.6 Distilled spirits, wines, and malt liquors in bulk.

11.7 Distilled spirits and other alcoholic beverages imported in bottles 

          and similar containers; regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, 

          Tobacco and Firearms.



                                 Marking



11.9 Special marking on certain articles.

11.12 Labeling of wool products to indicate fiber content.

11.12a Labeling of fur products to indicate composition.

11.12b Labeling textile fiber products.

11.13 False designations of origin and false descriptions; false marking 

          of articles of gold or silver.



    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i) and 

(j), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624.



                          Packing and Stamping





    (a) All cigars and cigarettes imported into the United States, 

except importations by mail and in baggage, shall be placed in the 

public stores or in a designated bonded warehouse to remain



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until inspected, weighed, and repacked, if necessary, under the Customs 

and internal-revenue laws. However, if the invoice and entry presented 

specify all of the information necessary for prompt determination of the 

estimate duty and tax on the packages of cigars and cigarettes covered 

thereby, the port director may permit designation of less than the 

entire importation for examination.

    (b) After the cigars and cigarettes have been examined, weighed, and 

appraised, before release the inspecting officer shall verify that they 

are in properly constructed packages, conforming to the requirements of 

the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, bearing 

a legible imprint or a securely affixed label stating the quantity, 

kind, and classification for tax purposes as required by such 

regulations. Cigars or cigarettes must be in compliance with such 

requirements before being released for consumption unless specifically 

exempted therefrom as indicated in Sec.  11.3.

    (c) The immediate containers of all domestic cigars, cigarettes, 

medicinal preparations, and perfumery, which are returned to the United 

States and are subject to a duty equal to an internal-revenue tax, shall 

be stamped by Customs. The packaging requirements set forth in paragraph 

(b) of this section apply to returned cigars and cigarettes of domestic 

origin.



[28 FR 14701, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 78-329, 43 FR 43454, 

Sept. 26, 1978]